The Telluride Art Walk is a lively monthly celebration of art, community, and creativity in downtown Telluride.

Join us on October 2, 2025 for the final Art Walk of the season. It will be an evening filled with inspiring exhibits, engaging receptions, and the chance to meet local and visiting artists.

From 5–8 pm, participating venues will open their doors, showcasing new collections and inviting art lovers to explore the vibrant gallery scene.

OCTOBER ART WALK

EAST COLORADO AVENUE, TELLURIDE

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Fringe Gallery

LOCATION: 307 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride

For the remainder of the season, Fringe Gallery will present a rotating selection of work from its roster of artists. The works on view will celebrate the changing colors of the season.

Milk Moon Gallery

LOCATION: 307 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride

This October, Milk Moon is proud to present Living Narratives, a group show featuring work by Emily Palmquist, Adam Young, Meghan Purcell, and Melissa DiNino. Through a variety of media, the exhibition addresses themes of storytelling, personal narrative, and intimate connection with nature.

Click here for more information on Milk Moon Gallery.

Tellurado Studio

LOCATION: 219 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride

The Tellurado Studio proudly features the artwork Markus Pierson, who explores a mythic narrative with his Coyote Series, each piece symbolic of wanderlust and living beyond the boundaries. The protagonists of these hand-embellished prints are the Coyotes: enigmatic figures searching for the next big adventure. Stop in and see the newest editions of Pierson’s collection

Atelier

LOCATION: 215 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride

Atelier is featuring work created by local artist Joanie Schwarz. Fine jewelry, hand stitched clothing, oils paintings and encaustic. Living in wonder and exploration is the artists way.

WEST COLORADO AVENUE, TELLURIDE

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Heard Gallery

Location: 214 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride

Nestled in the heart of Telluride, Heard Gallery offers a distinctive experience where contemporary art, fine jewelry, and natural curiosities meet. Founded by award-winning designer and gemologist Susan Oliver Heard, the gallery features bold, nature-inspired jewelry, rare mineral specimens, and a curated selection of thought-provoking artworks.

Bella Fine Goods

LOCATION: 213 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride

For the October Telluride Art Walk, Bella Fine Goods presents a refined and evocative collection of fine art and jewelry, celebrating exceptional craftsmanship from around the globe.

This month features the ethereal encaustic works of Shari Lyon, whose layered compositions in molten beeswax, oil, and pastels explore mythology, femininity, and the natural world. Alongside Lyon’s dreamlike landscapes, discover the radiant elegance of BIGLI, the celebrated Belgian jewelry house known for its vibrant, everyday-luxury designs in 18-karat gold and luminous gemstones.

Experience artistry in all its forms—Bella Fine Goods invites you to connect with beauty, craftsmanship, and timeless design.

Elinoff & Co.

LOCATION: 204 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride

Elinoff & Co. has placed its entire collection of fine art and jewelry on sale as the gallery’s owner, after 34 years in business, prepares for retirement. The collection includes notable works by Impressionist Masters, including Renoir.

WEST PACIFIC AVENUE, TELLURIDE

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Ah Haa School for the Arts

Location: 155 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride

On October 2, 5 – 7 PM, Ah Haa School for the Arts joins with San Miguel Resource Center to host an interactive bracelet‑making event focused on raising awareness for domestic violence. Participants will create bead bracelets while learning how to recognize signs of abuse and resources for support. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please reach out to San Miguel Resource Center.

In the Daniel Tucker Gallery, explore Beneath Our Feet by UK artist Leah Higgins—a textile series inspired by Manchester’s industrial past. Using screen printing, quilting, and layered stitchwork, Higgins transforms fabric into striking abstract works that honor decay, renewal, and creative resilience.

WPL: Through a Different Lens

Location: 100 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride

Through a Different Lens celebrates the power of photography to slow time, magnify

the minute, remix the real, and immortalize the fleeting. Join Paul Pennington, Colby Smith, Kristen Hughes, and Peter Lundeen as they use the camera not just as a recording device, but as a tool for questioning assumptions and opening dialogue.

Through a Different Lens ultimately asks: What do we miss when we always look in the same direction? And what might we discover if we learn to see the world differently?

WPL: Hope is a waking dream PART 2

Location: 100 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride

Hope is a Waking Dream – Part II opens in the Magazine Room of the Wilkinson Public Library with four captivating works by local artist Sergio Gonzalez. Inspired by the grace and freedom of dancers, this series explores hope as a movement that propels us forward, reminding us to look ahead with resilience and lightness.

Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, and a Telluride resident for 27 years, Sergio brings his lifelong passion for art and nature to each brushstroke, inviting visitors to reflect on the quiet ways hope takes shape in our everyday lives.

She invites visitors to pause, reflect, and recognize moments of resilience and transformation within their own lives.

Art Walk Poetry

Location: Telluride Arts HQ - 135 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride

Celebrate live poetry during Art Walk! On October 2, 6–7 pm with Telluride Arts with musician Kyle Harvey of Fruita, San Miguel County Poet Laureate Paulo Munguía of Montrose and Talking Gourds Director Art Goodtimes

This inspiring series, a collaboration between Talking Gourds, Telluride Institute and Telluride Arts, brings regional poets to share their words every first Thursday through October.

Telluride Arts HQ

Location: 135 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride

Telluride Arts proudly presents the latest edition of The Heart of the Arts Telluride, a powerful group exhibition showcasing the creativity of twelve women artists from Telluride and the region. Featuring works in painting, photography, ceramics, mixed media, and more, the show highlights original pieces, prints, and one-of-a-kind creations!

Wilkinson Public Library

Location: 100 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride

The first chapter of Hope is a Waking Dream opened with a solo show by local artist Karen Kokjer, on view now in the public stairwell of the Wilkinson Public Library. Selected to inaugurate this four-part exhibition series, Karen presents seven paintings that explore hope as a dream that happens while awake, manifested in blooming plants, starlight, and the transformation of flight.

She invites visitors to pause, reflect, and recognize moments of resilience and transformation within their own lives.

SOUTH FIR STREET, Telluride

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South Fir Street

LOCATION: 230 South Fir Street, Telluride

South Fir Street Gallery presents an elaborate art exhibition showcasing the creations of Judy Haas.

The display features a selection of vintage posters, including European posters, movie posters, music posters, and album covers each meticulously adorned with Austrian crystals, diamond dust and other various enhancements.

Within these posters lies the distinctive and captivating artistic vision of Judy Haas, with each piece being an original work of art.

Click here for more information on South First Street.

Citizens State Bank

Location: with access from 201 South Fir Street, Telluride

Visit the art exhibition at Citizens State Bank during Art Walk, featuring Colorado Springs–based artist, Caroline Clark.

Neon Desert is a vibrant collection of limited-edition screen prints and artisan frames that take you on an adventure through the glowing landscapes of West Texas and along the legendary Route 66. With her playful, conceptual style, Colorado Springs–based artist Caroline Clark captures the nostalgia, joy, and wild beauty of the American West.

Baked In Telluride

Location: 127 South Fir Street, Telluride

Baked in Telluride is delighted to showcase Bash Jelen.

A Few of My Favorite Places features evocative landscapes captured by a photographer deeply rooted in the rugged beauty of Telluride and the San Juan Mountains. Accompanied on adventures by their dog, the artist frames the region not merely as a silent backdrop, but as a living, evolving companion: from fog-draped forest mornings to quiet alpine light against rocky outcrops and golden aspen hills. Through intuitive, thoughtful photography often taken during early walks or long hikes, the work reflects moments of solitude, raw natural texture, and seasonal transformation. Each image invites viewers not just to see, but to feel the rhythms of this place—and perhaps recognize the stirrings of their own quiet connection to home.

Explore mountain village and Public Art

Telluride Art Walk Exhibitions

Rinkevich Gallery

Rinkevich Gallery, Mountain Village’s premier art gallery, showcases the abstract paintings of artist Margaret Rinkevich. The gallery also offers a distinctive selection of traditional tribal sculptures, small works on paper, collages, and canvas prints of the Telluride area.

Forest Creatures

A collaboration between Telluride Arts, Town of Mountain Village, and Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association.

The Cabins at Mountain Village

A collaboration between TMVOA, the Town of Mountain Village, and Telluride Arts

Only We Know What it Could Have Been

Local artist Brandon Berkel has donated his artwork titled “Only We Know What It Could Have Been” to the Town of Mountain Village.

Collect the summer / fall 2025 TELLURIDE Art Walk Postcards!

This season, be sure to collect Summer / Fall Art Walk postcards at each stop, or pick up a self-guided tour guide to discover the galleries at your own pace. The guide is available at all participating locations and can be used year-round to help you navigate the galleries that are open to the public most days.

Celebrate art with us, connect with the community, and enjoy Telluride’s rich creative culture!